Man escapes holding cell wearing police uniform

Johannesburg - A search is under way in Thohoyandou,
Limpopo, following the escape of a 36-year-old man from a police holding cell
dressed in a police uniform, police said on Thursday.

"Police have launched a massive manhunt following
the escape of Tshilidzi Nelson Masindi from police holding cells in Thohoyandou
on Tuesday," police spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said in a statement.

"Masindi left police custody wearing a police
uniform which he stole from a steel cabinet where court orderlies store their
uniforms."

He was facing charges of rape, burglary, assault, and
murder. A charge of escaping from lawful custody would be added to these.